Category: Other

There’s tough and then there’s Volvo 200 series tough.

I recently came across a short review of 240s on the website “The Truth About Cars” that I thought was interesting. This is mainly for the last part on how Volvos have changed since the 90s. I sort of resent the conventional wisdom that 240s are cars coveted strictly by hip millennials. I am decidedly neither hip nor a millennial. Other than that, I agree with the observations and conclusions of this article.

Capsule Review: Volvo 240GL Estate

A guy out in the wilds of British Columbia, Canada took a ’79 244, rubbed a copy of Mad Max all over it, and came up with this mean machine.

Check it out here.

He also has an ‘insta’, as the kids say nowadays, showcasing his cars and his photography. That can be found here.

Adam Savage has long been a hero of mine. I used to watch him and Jamie on Mythbusters do all sorts of cool building, problem solving, trouble shooting, and blowing up of various things and would exclaim to my wife “These guys have the best job in the world!” I stand by that statement and wish that I could do something like that for a living, but fate being what it is, my main talents lay in the world of computers so I guess for now that’ll have to do.

Adam recently posted a short piece on his first car. Given his handy nature and seemingly limitless curiosity,  it is unsurprising that he went with a ’78 Volvo 245. As he says in his article, his precarious financial situation at the time more or less required him to learn how to maintain and repair it, and eventually he learned a new skills. This is very similar to what I’m trying to accomplish here. Go ahead and read Adam’s take on the subject. He offers some nice insight into the act of throwing yourself in somewhat over your head.

I recently ordered replacement door pockets from eEuroparts but was surprised today when I unwrapped them to see I had been sent two driver side pockets instead of one for each side!

I called their customer support line, which is very conveniently open on Saturday, and got the issue sorted immediately. The new pockets will arrive on Tuesday, so shout out to eEuroparts. They’re solid.